UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: December 3, 2007
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Guidance Software, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33197 | 95-4661210 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 215 North Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, California | 91101 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(626) 229-9191
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02(b) | Departure of Officer or Director |
Effective January 15, 2008, George Tenet will resign as a member of the Guidance Software, Inc. Board of Directors, in order to devote his time to his recently assumed position as Managing Director of Allen & Company, LLC.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Letter of Resignation – George Tenet |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Guidance Software, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: December 3, 2007 | By: | /s/ John Colbert | ||||||
| Name: John Colbert | ||||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter of Resignation – George Tenet | |